These two pictures were taken at Arlington National Cemetary. Merril Worchester, who runs the Worchester Wreath Co. in Harrington ME, has donated 5000 wreaths each year since 1992 to the cemetary. He pays for all transporation expenses, and also arranges for Maine school children to make seasonal visits to Arlington and Washington to help out placing them. God Bless you, Mr. Worchester, this is a beautiful tribute to the Heroes who rest there.
Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks hosted over 1000 soldiers and family members at a Mavericks game last night (Dec. 12) in their sixth annual Seats For Soldiers. 500 of the soldiers were from Ft. Hood. All of the courtside season ticket holders donated their seats to the effort, and many injured warriors made the trip up from the Brooks Medical Center in San Antonio (courtesy of American Ailines) to sit right up next to the action. Snowball Express IV, an effort that helps out families of service personnel lost on duty since 9/11 brought many family members to the event for a respite from their grief. These folks are in Dallas for 4 days to see the sights, and attend a bunch of events for their enjoyment.
I watched the game on TV, and saw at least three standing ovations recognizing these great folks. The Mavs did their part to entertain them, winning an exciting one point victory in overtime, on a Dirk Nowitzki shot with 1 second left. The players went back out onto the court to visit with the military members after the game was over.
Actor Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band were at the game, and will perform for the Snowball group. (More on that gentleman later ....)
Mark Cuban is seen by many as an arrogant flake. His political views are off the wall. However, he has never wavered in support of our troops and their families. For that, he deserves our respect.
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I’m director of the Gary Sinise Fan Club, and we send out a daily newsletter Monday – Friday pertaining to all the latest news regarding Gary, CSI: NY, Steppenwolf Theatre and Operation International Children, along with Gary Sinise and the Lt Dan Band. The newsletter includes a daily photograph in professional mat and framework not available anywhere else.
I believe you would enjoy what we post and share about Gary Sinise, and the wonderful works he's involved with.
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/GarySiniseFanClub/
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Victoria
I have checked the link above, and it does seem to point to a Yahoo Group dedicated to Sinise. I cannot vouch for its contents, and I have no connection to it. However, it does look legitimate, so if you are interested in Mr. Sinise, it might be worth a look to you.
I've learned a lot about this fall about Gary Sinise's support of our troops. I have a great deal of respect for the man. I will place an entry in this blog about him, but I don't want to until I've got sufficient time to do him justice.
Just a side note to the game; I have a friend who had the honor of serving as flight attendant on the Snowball Express into Dallas. She said it was on of the greatest privileges she has experienced during her years as a flight attendant to have served on this flight, and commended all who made this event possible.
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